Secure cycle parking provision (2)

Siân Berry: How will you prioritise the allocation of funding for new secure cycle hangar provision in London, particularly so that it can reduce car ownership and use?

The Mayor: Transport for London (TfL) prioritises funding for secure residential cycle parking in locations that are:
This approach ensures TfL target traditionally under-represented groups who have access to cycling infrastructure and traffic-calmed streets, making it easier and safer to cycle.
However, TfL will only be able to fund important capital investment, like residential cycle parking schemes, if the government offers a sustainable longer-term deal. Without a deal, TfL will be unable to provide the levels of funding needed to continue the much needed investment in cycle infrastructure across the city.

London Overground Ticket Offices (1)

Elly Baker: Please provide details on the opening times of ticket offices at London Overground stations.

The Mayor: The requested information is in the attached spreadsheet.

The Mayor: 1895 ATTACHMENT.docx

Vetting process demographics

Unmesh Desai: Please provide a demographic breakdown of applicants to the Met who failed to pass the vetting process in each of the last 4 years.

The Mayor: The tables below provide a breakdown of officer and staff recruitment candidates who failed vetting. The final column in both tables shows the number of vetting checks undertaken in the year for recruits.
Gender diversity of candidates that failed vetting over last 4 years.
Year
Female
Male
Prefer not to say
Total vetting failed
Total recruit vetting
2018
117
136
2
255
2697
2019
213
401
614
6355
2020
170
362
1
533
4171
2021
118
242
360
3964
Grand Total
644
1180
3
1827
17,187
Ethnicity diversity of candidates that failed vetting over last 4 years.
Year
BAME
Non BAME
Not Disclosed
Total Vetting Failed
Total recruit vetting
2018
149
97
9
255
2697
2019
323
283
8
614
6355
2020
253
271
9
533
4171
2021
203
152
5
360
3964
Grand Total
966
827
34
1827
17,187

London Gatwick Northern Runway Consultation

Zack Polanski: Thank you for your answer to question 2022/0525, in which you stated that you: “fail to see how any airport expansion can be justified, being incompatible with achieving the UK’s net zero target.” Will you be submitting an objection to the consultation by Gatwick Airport Limited on bringing its northern runway into use, which closes on 27 July 2022?

The Mayor: Transport for London stated my opposition to Gatwick Airport’s northern runway proposals on carbon grounds on 1 December 2021, in response to its statutory consultation.
Gatwick Airport has launched a supplementary consultation on 14 June 2022, following up on issues arising from the previous consultation; I will be reiterating my position in any response I submit.

TfL Climate Change Adaption Strategy

Leonie Cooper: When will Transport for London's climate change adaptation strategy be published?

The Mayor: Transport for London (TfL) is developing its climate change adaptation plan this year, expanding on its Corporate Environment Plan published in 2021. While the focus of the climate change adaptation plan is on the internal actions TfL will take to better prepare for the impacts of climate change on the transport network, it will be shared with stakeholders including London Assembly Members later this year.
Following the publication of the ‘Surface Water Flooding in London’ Roundtable progress report in March this year, the Greater London Authority and TfL are continuing to work closely with key stakeholders on longer-term plans to ensure that London adapts and is ready for the impacts of climate change and extreme rainfall events.

Heat Pumps and Elizabeth line Stations

Leonie Cooper: Can you please provide an update on the heat pumps installed on Elizabeth line stations?

The Mayor: To date, geothermal pipework has been installed at Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon and Liverpool Street Elizabeth line stations to allow ground heat to be extracted from around the station structure for use by oversite developments. Ultimately, however, the decision to install and use heat pumps sits with the developers themselves.

Estate resident ballots: data and transparency (2)

Siân Berry: Could you provide me with a table of all resident ballots, regardless of outcome, that have been held since 18 July 2018 to date, including details of: a) the landlord or investment partner, b) the dates of the ballot period, c) the name of the independent body appointed, d) the local planning reference if available, e) turnout data, and e) the percentage of returned votes in favour of and against proposed development plans?

The Mayor: Please see my response to MQ 2022/1866

GLA funding and Employment Rights (3)

Len Duvall: How will you ensure that third parties administering GLA funding, for example through the Borough of Culture programme, ensure that good practice in how organisations treat staff and volunteers is adhered to?

The Mayor: The GLA is committed to embedding fair and inclusive employment practices via the Mayor’s Responsible Procurement Policy, when administering GLA funding via a procurement process, to ensure that supply chain employees receive fair employment terms and pay, including the London Living Wage. We promote best practice and good work opportunities in our supply chain through the Mayor’s Good Work Standard, which sets benchmarks for fair pay and contracts, healthy workplaces, skills and progression, diversity and recruitment.

E-Scooter Trial

Caroline Pidgeon: Are you confident that the e-scooter rental trial is replacing car journeys, rather than foot, bicycle or bus journeys?

The Mayor: One of the objectives of the Government’s rental e-scooter trials is to collect data to understand the impact of rental e-scooters on the demand for travel by car, walking, cycling and public transport, and the extent to which any mode shift could be realised by users switching trips to rental e-scooters.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has been collecting mode shift data from surveys taken at the end of rides across all e-scooter trial locations, including London.
To feed into this national data collection, Transport for London (TfL) is working closely with the three operators taking part in the trial in London to examine the available data points on mode shift, ensuring findings are representative and robust. TfL is still gathering this data and intends to include the findings when it publishes its trial evaluation report.

Congestion Charge Hours

Elly Baker: The December 2021 Report to the Mayor on the consultation “Changes to the Congestion Charge” says “If the proposed new weekday charging hours are implemented, they will be kept under review to understand their impact on evening traffic”. Are you able to outline what impact the changed hours have had on evening traffic and what, if anything, it means regarding future changes to the hours of operation?

The Mayor: After a ten-week public and stakeholder consultation last year, I decided to make a number of changes to the Congestion Charging scheme (MD 2883, December 2021) including that the charging hours would be 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday, and midday to 6 p.m. on weekends and bank holidays (excluding the period between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day inclusive).
Transport for London (TfL) is monitoring traffic in the Congestion Charging zone so that it can understand the impact of the whole package of changes as well as the impacts of the changing context of post-pandemic travel patterns. It is important that TfL collects sufficient data and undertakes appropriate analysis before seeking to draw conclusions in this complex scenario. TfL will be publishing its analysis in the annual Travel in London report later this year.
In deciding the end time for charging hours, I took a number of factors into consideration, including the changing and uncertain nature of travel patterns post-pandemic as well as the impact of the charge on London’s evening economy and on those who need to carry large or heavy loads or drive into central London for shift work. Given that the recent changes have only been in place since December, commuting and travel patterns are still somewhat unsettled and a full year of data is not yet available, it would not be appropriate to consider further changes to charging hours at present but TfL is keeping this under review as set out in my Transport Strategy.

5 Year Baseline in Bus Safety Scorecard to more accurately reflect Bus Safety Performance under your Leadership (1)

Keith Prince: In response to question 2020/0746 you promised “TfL will change the baseline to 2010-2014, in line with the DfT, for future reporting against the 2030 target, as set out in my Vision Zero Action Plan”. As I’m sure you know – and as was reported - the DfT changed its baseline from 2005-09 to 2010-14 in 2015, as evidenced in the DfT’s own publications since that year.
How do you explain TfL’s failure to update its baseline?

The Mayor: In my previous response I explained that Transport for London (TfL) will change the five-year average baseline, used to assess performance, from the 2005-09 to 2010-14 time period at the end of 2022, when the current target (to achieve a 65 per cent reduction in the people being killed or seriously injured) will reach its target end date. It has been important to maintain a consistent baseline during the period up to 2022 to allow effective comparison of performance.
Looking to 2030, TfL currently proposes to assess performance against the target of a 70 per cent reduction in people killed or seriously injured by 2030 against the 2010-14 baseline, as set out in my Vision Zero Action Plan (http://content.tfl.gov.uk/vision-zero-action-plan.pdf) which also includes the target of no-one being people killed in, or by, London buses by 2030.
The Department for Transport does not set a national collision reduction target, or have an associated baseline, but has recently reported collision figures against a pre-pandemic 2017-19 baseline (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-provisional-results-2021), which TfL will consider aligning to for future reporting.

Decision to use 2005-2009 period as Baseline for Bus Safety Scorecard

Keith Prince: Your response to question 2020/0747 did not answer my question. Please provide me with all documentation including emails, notes, meeting minutes and decision memorandums associated with TfL’s decision to use 2005-2009 as the baseline period for its Bus Safety Scorecard.

The Mayor: In my previous response I explained that the Department for Transport’s (DfT’s) ‘Strategic Framework for Road Safety’, published in May 2011, was used as guidance to set the 2005-09 baseline. The DfT’s Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain – 2011 Annual Report based on the same guidance also states that ‘the average over the five-year period from 2005 to 2009 is used as a basis for comparison when considering road safety trends over a longer period and used as a baseline for the Outcomes Framework for the Strategic Framework for Road Safety.’
This approach was presented to Transport for London’s Safety, Sustainability and Human Resources Panel, setting out the progress made towards adopting a Vision Zero approach to road danger reduction, and on broadening Vision Zero to all transport services in London (see https://content.tfl.gov.uk/sshrp-20171122-item12-vision-zero.pdf). Further background on the decision to recommend a national 2005-09 baseline may be available from the DfT.

TfL’s Decision to create the Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Directorate in 2019 (1)

Keith Prince: Please provide me with the documentation I requested in question 2022/1637.

The Mayor: Please see my response to Mayor’s Question 2022/1637.

Public trust and confidence in the Metropolitan Police Service

Sem Moema: Public trust and confidence in the Metropolitan Police Service are at an all-time low. What steps will you take to improve public trust and confidence in the Metropolitan Police Service?

The Mayor: Restoring the public’s trust and confidence in the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is absolutely vital, and that is why it is at the heart of my new Police and Crime Plan. I have been clear that I will not support the appointment of a new Commissioner unless they can demonstrate they understand, and publicly acknowledge, the true extent of the cultural and organisational problems within the Met and have a credible plan to deal with them. This means root and branch reforms to improve policing to ensure the MPS can deliver the basics better.
However, we know that trust and confidence of London’s Black communities in the MPS is much lower than that of white Londoners. I launched my Action Plan for Transparency, Accountability and Trust in Policing in November 2020 to address this.
As part of this, and supported by money from City Hall, the MPS has invested in a huge push to recruit more officers from London’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, as well as more women. The MPS is now bigger and more diverse than at any time in its history.
My Action Plan also aims to address the concerns about the disproportionate use of certain police powers on Black Londoners, including stop and search. To address this we have commissioned expert community-led organisation Black Thrive to co-produce with Londoners a new, more representative and accountable engagement and oversight framework for policing in London.

Sex crimes

Emma Best: For each year Oct 16 – Sep 17, Oct 17 – Sep 18, Oct 18 – Sep 19, Oct 19 – Sep 20 and Oct 20 - Sep 21 please provide a breakdown of the gender of victims of sexual crimes, broken down by crime type, e.g. rape, sexual assault etc.

The Mayor: 3857_Sex crimes 1.xlsx

Oxford Street (3)

Tony Devenish: Will TfL retain the No 94 bus that has stops called Selfridges, John Lewis & Hamleys?

The Mayor: Transport for London (TfL) proposed changes to bus routes, including route 94, in response to Westminster City Council’s highway scheme consultation for Oxford Street. This consultation was run in November and December 2017 and proposed to change the roads that buses could serve.
The changes to route 94 required a new terminal manoeuvre in the North Row / Portman Square area to the west of Selfridges.However, Westminster City Council as highway authority has yet to deliver the infrastructure required to make that change happen. Therefore, TfL is currently reviewing options for route 94.

Woolwich Ferry (3)

Len Duvall: Since April 2022 what are the reasons for the non-availability of ferry services? How is this being addressed?

The Mayor: Transport for London (TfL) has predominantly been operating a one-vessel restricted service (0:700-18:00 Monday-Saturday, 11:30-19:30 Sunday) throughout 2022 as a result of mechanical failures and significant resource shortages within critical vessel roles. The resourcing levels in these critical roles leaves TfL vulnerable to occasional late notice cancellations of service. TfL continues to work to resolve these issues.

Woolwich Ferry (2)

Len Duvall: What will the total scheduled services for both boats be in the future?

The Mayor: Transport for London (TfL) is exploring, in partnership with stakeholders, a new operating model for the Woolwich Ferry service, which aims to extend the vessel service delivery hours, with the service starting earlier in the mornings and closing later in the evenings.
Service delivery will involve periods of one and two vessels on the basis of demand, with both vessels always available as required. This will, if adopted, provide customers with a smarter service tailored to demand, improve energy efficiency and further reduce the service’s existing minimal carbon footprint.

Woolwich Ferry (1)

Len Duvall: Is the Woolwich Ferry a two-boat or one-boat service?

The Mayor: The Woolwich Ferry is normally a two-vessel service. Transport for London (TfL) has been operating a one vessel restricted service (07:00-18:00 Monday-Saturday, 11:30-19:30 Sunday) since the beginning of 2022 as a result of both mechanical failures and significant resource shortages within critical roles. TfL is actively recruiting to fill vacant roles and continues to work to restore the normal two-vessel service as soon as it is able to.

5 Year Baseline in Bus Safety Scorecard to more accurately reflect Bus Safety Performance under your Leadership (2)

Keith Prince: Will you now commit to re-publish TfL’s Bus Performance Data using the 2010-14 DfT benchmark that has been in place since 2015?

The Mayor: As my response to Mayor’s Question 2022/2156 explains, Transport for London (TfL) will change the five-year average baseline, used to assess performance, from the 2005-09 to 2010-14 time period at the end of 2022, when the current target (to achieve a 65 per cent reduction in the people being killed or seriously injured in, or by, London buses) will reach its target end date. It has been important to maintain a consistent baseline during the period up to 2022 to allow effective comparison of performance. Re-publishing TfL’s Bus Performance Data using a different baseline partway through the target period does not allow this effective comparison to take place.
Looking to 2030, TfL currently proposes to assess performance against the target of a 70 per cent reduction in people killed or seriously injured by 2030 against the 2010-14 baseline, as set out in my Vision Zero Action Plan (http://content.tfl.gov.uk/vision-zero-action-plan.pdf) which also includes the target of no-one being people killed in, or by, London buses by 2030.
The Department for Transport does not set a national collision reduction target, or have an associated baseline, but has recently reported collision figures against a pre-pandemic 2017-19 baseline (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-provisional-results-2021), which TfL will consider aligning-to for future reporting.

Metropolitan Line Issue (2)

Onkar Sahota: Constituents asked me to investigate a lack of information about Metropolitan line trains at Northwood Hills station on Good Friday. They claim there were no staff at the station and recorded messages failed to mention why certain trains did not stop. TfL have since written to me to apologise. How do we ensure better customer service and information for passengers going forward?

The Mayor: Transport for London (TfL) is committed to consistent and high-quality customer service, and I am sorry for the issues your constituents experienced.
On the morning of 15 April, there was an accident involving a member of track staff in this area. Northwood Hills station was temporarily left unstaffed between 10:34 and 13:39 while the member of station staff on duty supported the response to the incident.
In addition, two trains at 12:15 and 12:21 did not stop as they were running fast on the local line because the hot weather plan was implemented, which aims to protect the track from extreme temperatures and minimise disruption to customers.
Furthermore, on 15 April, TfL was running a reduced timetable on the Metropolitan line following the identification of a fault with some train wheelsets. As a precautionary measure, TfL increased the rate of inspection and had introduceda special timetable to accommodate this. Following checks and the replacement of some train wheels, TfL was able to resume a good weekday service on 3 May, and I'm pleased to confirm that as of 14 May, it has returned a normal timetabled service on the line.

Contribution from Transport for London (TfL) to Mayoral Policy Outcomes (2)

Krupesh Hirani: Please provide an update on how TfL’s work on women’s safety feeds into the Mayor’s VAWG strategy.

The Mayor: Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) is unacceptable and needs to be eliminated. I published my refreshed Violence Against Women and Girls strategy on June 15 and Transport for London (TfL) has been actively involved in its development. TfL will continue to work with Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) and other partners to deliver on it.
TfL is making good progress in its programme of activity to end Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and continues to look at what more it can do. The programme contains activities covering technology and innovation, data, training, communications, engagement, education, policy and legislation, as well as infrastructure and service improvements. This includes working closely with the Mayor’s Office for Crime and Policing and my Night Czar on their London-wide activity, in line with my aspiration to make London the safest city for women and girls.

Capturing collision data to support Vision Zero

Siân Berry: A constituent has raised concerns with me that a collision in which they were involved does not appear in the official collisions database, STATS19. This appears to be because they did not suffer an injury, although they were taken to a nearby hospital by the emergency services, and both police and ambulance services attended the scene. Such collisions often do involve damage to vehicles and streets and may indicate where there are potential sites of future serious or fatal collisions. What data are you capturing on collisions that may not be suitable for STATS19 reporting, and how are you using this as part of Vision Zero planning?

The Mayor: STATS19 is a national data set with parameters specified by the Department for Transport. The associated guidance requires that at least one personal injury must be recorded in a STATS19 record. However, under the Road Traffic Act 1988, there is no legal requirement to report personal injury or damage only collisions if details are exchanged between drivers. There is no national database for damage only collisions.
Transport for London (TfL) uses STATS19 to track progress against Vision Zero goals as it remains the most detailed, complete and reliable single source of information on road casualties available within London and nationally.
As part of its Vision Zero approach TfL is always looking at ways to utilise new data sources beyond simple casualty data, with the aim of enabling it - and local authorities - to make investment decisions that proactively tackle road risk before it leads to collisions. This includes the use of a variety of data sources where TfL can be assured of their accuracy and availability. For example, TfL has worked with innovators such as Daimler and Bosch to broaden its understanding of risk on London’s roads, drawing on their historic telematics incident data and video analytics to identify road risk trends and hotspots. Other sources of data TfL has drawn on include vehicle sensor data, traffic counts, speed compliance and police enforcement data, as well as feedback from members of the public.
All of these sources together help to provide a rounded view to direct the interventions in the Vision Zero Action Plan.

Safer Schools Officers

Caroline Russell: How many Safer Schools Officers are assigned to each secondary school in London? Could you provide details in table format with a breakdown of the total number of secondary schools and the total number of officers in each borough.

The Mayor: All schools are offered Safer School Officer (SSO) support. However, depending on demand or level of support requested, some SSOs will serve more than one school – these are operational decisions taken by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). Some schools may also choose not to have an SSO at all. This overlap and variation make it difficult to provide the data in the way requested.
SSOs are primarily available to support secondary schools across London by being assigned to deliver Safer School Partnerships (SSP) where agreed and supported by head teachers. Alternatively, as a minimum offer based on demand and where no SSP is applicable, secondary schools will instead be offered a named officer providing various levels of support.
As of June 2022, the MPS have over 370 SSOs delivering 622 SSPs and a further 329 schools who have named officer support. In total 1014 schools either have an SSP or named school officer.
The MPS operates a Basic Command Unit (BCU) structure which integrates London’s boroughs under 12 BCUs. The number of SSOs in each BCU is set out below.
BCU
SSOs
AS – Central South
27
AW – Central West
23
CE – Central East
25
CN – Central North
31
EA – East Area
35
NA = North Area
37
NE – North East
34
NW – North West
29
SE – South East
36
SN – South Area
29
SW – South West
37
WA – West Area
30
TOTAL
373
The following is a breakdown of each borough and the number of secondary schools which either have agreed Safer School Partnerships (SSPs) in place or the percentage of schools which have named officers supporting them as outlined above.
BCU
Borough
Total Schools
SSPs
Schools with named officer
AS
Southwark
31
31
100%
AS
Lambeth
25
13
100%
AW
Westminster
42
12
100%
AW
Kensington & Chelsea
32
10
100%
AW
Hammersmith & Fulham
30
13
100%
CE
Hackney
41
11
95%
CE
Tower Hamlets
40
14
100%
CN
Camden
46
13
98%
CN
Islington
18
12
100%
EA
Redbridge
28
22
96%
EA
Havering
28
25
100%
EA
Barking & Dagenham
21
18
100%
NA
Enfield
32
26
97%
NA
Haringey
15
12
100%
NE
Newham
37
26
100%
NE
Waltham Forest
30
29
100%
NW
Barnet
53
41
100%
NW
Brent
30
18
100%
NW
Harrow
26
20
100%
SE
Greenwich
28
18
72%
SE
Bexley
26
24
100%
SE
Lewisham
26
26
100%
SN
Croydon
47
11
100%
SN
Bromley
45
22
91%
SN
Sutton
26
25
100%
SW
Wandsworth
41
21
100%
SW
Richmond
28
14
100%
SW
Merton
24
12
100%
SW
Kingston
22
21
100%
WA
Ealing
42
22
81%
WA
Hillingdon
33
22
97%
WA
Hounslow
30
18
100%
TOTALS
1023
622
98%
Note, there are a further 75 Youth Engagement & Diversion Officers (YEDO) across London. Their role is to engage with young people to divert them away from criminality and other negative associations.

Fraud 1

Tony Devenish: What further work can the Met do with the City of London police to reduce fraud?

The Mayor: My new Police and Crime Plan sets out my ambition to do more to tackle fraud, including by developing an evidence base to underpin our future work and engaging with national law enforcement agencies – including City of London Police - to drive forward work on fraud prevention.
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) will work with the City of London Police to ensure investigations are conducted where possible following NFIB disseminations and that adequate multi-agency support arrangements are put in place for victims of fraud and cybercrime.
MOPAC is also planning roundtable meetings with stakeholders, including the City of London Police and other specialists, to explore fraud prevention strategies that will disrupt criminal activities and protect people and businesses.
I have also called for the government to produce a 10-year plan that includes a national, strategic response to fraud which goes beyond a few years.
I am concerned that the government’s 3-year Fraud Action Plan, which I await the publication of, will not be extensive enough to tackle the scale and impact of fraud and cybercrime.

ULEZ scrappage scheme usage by borough

Zack Polanski: How many applications have been received for the scrappage schemes introduced for the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), and what is the number and value of grants paid? Could you provide this information in table format by borough and relevant scheme?

The Mayor: I allocated £61m for scrappage schemes to support low income and disabled Londoners, small businesses and charities to switch to cleaner vehicles and green forms of transport. I am pleased to note that more than 15,000 older, more polluting vehicles have been removed from London’s roads. The attached table shows the number of scrappage grant payments as of 15 February 2022 and includes a breakdown of the number paid to addresses in each London borough.

The Mayor: Feb 0487 ULEZ scrappage scheme usage by borough attachment.xlsx

Disorder following Operation Vespa in Hackney (1)

Caroline Russell: On 14 May 2022 the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) spoke to delivery drivers on Ashwin Street and Kingsland High Street as part of Operation Vespa, targeting moped-related crime. Disorder broke out, resulting in footage showing an officer striking a man on the ground which was referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). There did not appear to be any attempts made by the police to de-escalate the situation. Why was such a disproportionate amount of force used by the MPS in what was an anti-social behaviour operation?

The Mayor: The matter is currently being reviewed by the MPS Professional Standards team and it would therefore be inappropriate to comment on the specific incident.
I have repeatedly said that public trust in the MPS is fundamental to preventing and solving crime, and to ensuring we have the best possible police service for Londoners. As part of that officers should behave with professionalism at all times. I will impress this on the incoming Commissioner from the outset.

Spending on digital forensics by the Met

Caroline Pidgeon: Please provide a full breakdown of how the additional £11million on digital forensics, announced by the Met in November 2021, is being spent.

The Mayor: The investment (totalling £11.667m) on digital forensics is needed to ensure the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) maintains the ability to support operational delivery, assist with the investigation of crime and support front line policing.
The investment is set out in decision PCD 1084 (Digital Forensic Growth | London City Hall) and is broken down as follows:

Action following a third investigation into the strip search of a child

Caroline Russell: The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is now investigating three cases of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) conducting strip searches of children. What discussions have you had with MPS leadership about the impacts of this tactic on children?

The Mayor: It is shocking and deeply disturbing that so many cases of children being strip searched by the police have been referred to the IOPC.
I am extremely concerned by these cases and have asked the Met Police to conduct a review of all strip searches of children to ensure lessons are learnt. A series of policy changes regarding strip searches of children are also being implemented by the Met as a matter of urgency to avoid any repeat of these incidents, and a crucial first step for the next Commissioner will be to start rebuilding trust and credibility with our communities.
It is entirely the right that these cases have now been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) and I will be following the outcomes closely. I have also brought these cases to the attention of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary.
I am fully committed to holding the Met to account on implementing any recommendations from the IOPC investigations and delivering the changes and improvements to the Met that Londoners need to see.

Strip search data (3)

Caroline Russell: Thank you for your response and police data in answer to my question 2022/0501. Could you combine the age and ethnicity data to show the ethnicity breakdown for each age group in the strip search data you provided?

The Mayor: Please refer to my response to 2022/1322.

The Mayor: Please refer to my response to 2022/1322.

Travel Mentoring Strategy

Elly Baker: Please provide an update on the Travel Mentoring strategy that was due to be agreed by February 2022 and implementation plan to be rolled out as from April 2022.

The Mayor: The Travel Mentoring team is currently focused on recommencing services and bringing them back to pre-pandemic levels. This includes recruiting a new team member to help reach more customers.
Transport for London (TfL) is starting to see more requests for Travel Mentoring support and anticipates this will rise as more customers feel confident to start travelling again. TfL is currently targeting Bus Days and Train the Trainer events so it can reach as many people as possible and support them to be confident in travelling independently on its network.
Alongside this we are starting a review of the ATS Strategy and Roadmap to set out the future plans for ATS Services. This work will include engaging with our stakeholders to get their input and views. The Travel Mentoring strategy will be refreshed as part of this work.
In Autumn, TfL will be launching a Travel Mentoring promotional video as part of a new campaign to promote services to a wider range of audiences and expand reach.

Strip Search Cases in the Met (1)

Caroline Pidgeon: Do you share my concerns over the fact that three cases of teenage girls being strip searched by the Met have now been referred to Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), and how will you be working with the Met to ensure any recommendations made by the IOPC are actioned immediately?

The Mayor: It is shocking and deeply disturbing that so many cases of children being strip searched by the police have been referred to the IOPC.
I am extremely concerned by these cases and have asked the Met Police to conduct a review of all strip searches of children to ensure lessons are learnt. A series of policy changes regarding strip searches of children are also being implemented by the Met as a matter of urgency to avoid any repeat of these incidents, and a crucial first step for the next Commissioner will be to start rebuilding trust and credibility with our communities.
It is entirely the right that these cases have now been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) and I will be following the outcomes closely. I have also brought these cases to the attention of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary.
I am fully committed to holding the Met to account on implementing any recommendations from the IOPC investigations and delivering the changes and improvements to the Met that Londoners need to see.

Strip Search Cases in the Met (2)

Caroline Pidgeon: Will you commit to working with the Met to undertake an audit of all strip searches undertaken in the last five years and refer any that present concerns in terms of safeguarding and conduct to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)?

The Mayor: It is shocking and deeply disturbing that so many cases of children being strip searched by the police have been referred to the IOPC.
I am extremely concerned by these cases and have asked the Met Police to conduct a review of all strip searches of children to ensure lessons are learnt. A series of policy changes regarding strip searches of children are also being implemented by the Met as a matter of urgency to avoid any repeat of these incidents, and a crucial first step for the next Commissioner will be to start rebuilding trust and credibility with our communities.
It is entirely the right that these cases have now been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) and I will be following the outcomes closely. I have also brought these cases to the attention of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary.
I am fully committed to holding the Met to account on implementing any recommendations from the IOPC investigations and delivering the changes and improvements to the Met that Londoners need to see.

Estate resident ballots: data and transparency (1)

Siân Berry: Your regularly published list of positive ballots, last updated 4 May 2022, is useful to see but does not include the local planning reference where available, the turnout, or the result in terms of the percentage of returned votes in favour of and against proposed development plans. Could you in future provide a table of ballots that includes this information as well as any negative results in the same table?

The Mayor: As part of the Resident Ballot Requirement I do not require Investment Partners to provide the information you request in your question and therefore do not capture it. Investment Partners do however publicise much of this themselves.
The GLA does not require Investment Partners to supply information on negative results. This means some ballots may occur without the GLA being informed. Therefore I am not able to provide a table that includes negative results.

Adultification Bias in the Met

Caroline Pidgeon: Do you share concerns that elements of the Met may present adultification bias and how are you working with the Met to assess and tackle this issue?

The Mayor: Since Child Q the issue of adultification bias has rightfully been brought into the spotlight. My Office for Policing and Crime has been engaging with organisations, such as “Listen Up”, on the adultification of black girls which fed into my refreshed Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, which has just been released.
The Met Police have acknowledged the issue and have been piloting new training with front line officers in the Central East area in partnership with the local authority, with a view to rolling that out to all local command units.
In addition, my Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime has written to the London Safeguarding Children’s Partnership to ensure the issues arising from Child Q are addressed across educational settings.

Hand-Held Metal Detecting Wands for Weapons Sweeps

Caroline Pidgeon: Do officers have hand-held metal detectors provided for weapons sweeps and if not is this something the Met is looking into?

The Mayor: New hand-held metal detectors (HHMDs) were rolled out across the force in December 2021. The primary objective of the procurement and roll out of these HHMDs was to improve officer safety when conducting searches and bringing people into custody. The wands are configured and designed to be used for person rather than area searches.

Fuel Poverty Partnership (2)

Leonie Cooper: When was the last meeting of the London Fuel Poverty Partnership? What organisations are now members of the Partnership? Are the minutes of recent meetings available?

The Mayor: The Fuel Poverty Partnership last met on 12 May 2022. Minutes of the meetings and membership of the Partnership are available at https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/environment/energy/london-fuel-poverty-partnership.

Cost to TfL for Car Free Day 2022

Hina Bokhari: What is the estimated cost to TfL if London were to facilitate World Car Free Day this year?

The Mayor: Transport for London estimates the minimum cost for a car free day campaign that would support local events would be £310,000. The cost would rise to £500,000-£800,000 if larger scale road closures comparable to the 2019 event were involved.

Premature and Neonatal Baby Leave

Krupesh Hirani: How many Greater London Authority employees have taken up premature and neonatal baby leave since the scheme was introduced in 2018?

The Mayor: Four Greater London Authority employees have taken up premature and neonatal baby leave since the Premature Birth and Neonatal Care policy was introduced in October 2018. These were all for premature birth leave.

Tube Noise (1)

Caroline Pidgeon: What work is TfL undertaking to look at how to reduce Tube noise in particular parts of London where noise complaints are high?

The Mayor: Despite the financial challenges it faces as a result of the pandemic, Transport for London (TfL) continues to invest in London Underground’s track renewal and maintenance, including a continuous programme of rail grinding and track modernisation. Rail grinding is currently TfL’s principal means of addressing Tube noise.
Despite limited resources, TfL has undertaken over 17,500 metres of noise and vibration-related rail grinding in the last six months. TfL also continues to carry out other targeted interventions to reduce noise, including the removal of redundant rail joints, the maintenance of points and crossings, and re-ballasting track where required and appropriate to the location.
In May 2022, there were two locations on the Tube network where TfL received multiple complaints about residential Tube noise: the District line between Sloane Square and South Kensington; and the Jubilee line near Canning Town. Works to re-rail a section of track on the District line have resolved the issue in this area. Rail grinding on the jubilee line, near Canning Town, was carried out on 27 June 2022.

Disability hate crime and sexual violence on the transport system (2)

Caroline Russell: How are the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and Transport for London (TfL) collaborating with other organisations, such as the British Transport Police (BTP) and groups supporting disabled people, to increase reporting of hate crime and sexual violence against disabled people using public transport in London?

The Mayor: Transport for London (TfL) works to ensure its public transport network is safe for everyone to use, but it recognises that some groups, such as disabled customers, may feel more vulnerable when travelling. TfL and its transport policing partners are therefore working with a range of groups, including accessibility stakeholders, to improve confidence to report issues such as hate crime and sexual harassment.
The key activity includes:
My Office of Policing and Crime has also established a new Hate Crime Stakeholder Reference Group. This will ensure that the voices of all those targeted by hate crime is heard by the statutory partners with a responsibility to respond to hate crime, and that the actions MOPAC undertakes will deliver the right outcomes.
Please also see my response to Mayor’s Question 2022/1855.

Homes for Londoners Land Fund (2)

Emma Best: For each scheme that has received investment from the Land Fund, could you please set out the amount of investment, how many homes have been delivered, and how many homes are due to be delivered?

The Mayor: Some schemes are commercially sensitive at this stage and therefore have been anonymised. Please note that the number of homes may change as schemes progress through planning.
Schemes
Total Investment
Total Homes
No. of Homes Started on Site
No. of Homes Completed
No. of Homes still to be Delivered
Barking Industrial Intensification (Industria)
£5,432,558
150
0
0
150*
Barking Riverside Shareholder Loan
£39,023,246
0
0
0
0**
Barking Riverside Station
£10,000,000
700
700
0
0
Beam Park Station
£32,747,000
1000
0
0
1,000
Hendon MOPAC Sites
£10,000,000
873
0
0
873
High Road West Phase A
£21,200,000
1435
424
0
1,011
Higgins Homes, Wandsworth site
£23,500,000
191
191
0
0
Holloway Prison
£41,636,000
985
0
0
985
Knollys Yard
£20,500,000
430
0
0
430
Land at North Middlesex Hospital
£17,773,350
260
0
0
260
Lewisham Home Park scheme
£3,435,160
31
31
0
0
Manor Road Infrastructure
£8,615,000
804
355
0
449
Marshgate Lane
£38,119,000
320
75
75
170
Meridian Water Rail Station
£6,000,000
1528
800
0
728
Mitre Yard
£15,865,000
241
241
0
0
Mount Anvil schemes
£50,000,000
3021
1,525
436
1,060
OPDC
£50,000,000
1100
0
0
1,100
St Ann's Hospital
£55,697,103
934
0
0
934
Woodlands and Master’s House
£11,640,000
155
0
0
155
Confidential schemes
£51,400,000
1100
0
0
1,100
Total
£512,583,417
15,258
4,342
511
10,405
* These homes will not be delivered on this site. However, investing in Industria enables other sites nearby to be freed up from industrial use for housing.
** Barking Riverside will deliver in excess of 10,800 homes. These homes are being counted against the original allocation of investment into Barking Riverside and this investment is to ensure the continued acceleration of delivery, therefore to ensure transparency they are not included here.

TfL’s Decision to create the Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Directorate in 2019 (2)

Keith Prince: In your response to 2022/0790, you mention “a two-stage process to demonstrate that [the sole candidate] had the requirements for the role [of Chief Safety Officer]”

Please provide me with any documentation which describes the details of this two-stage process.

The Mayor: The two-stage process refers to two separate interviews to ascertain suitability for the role. The first interview was with Managing Director of Crossrail 2, the Director of Rail & Sponsored Services and the Director of Diversity, Inclusion & Talent.
This interview took the form of a competency-based interview, testing the candidate’s skills and experience to ascertain whether they would meet the requirements of the role.
Having successfully met the requirements of the first stage interview, the candidate was invited for a second interview with the Commissioner and Chief People Officer.

Police Influence on Public Spaces/Secured by Design (1)

Sakina Sheikh: How many times has the Metropolitan Police influenced the design of public spaces? For example, by removing benches or shrubbery which may have caused anti-social behaviour.

The Mayor: Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Designing Out Crime Officers (DOCOs) conduct environmental visual audits (EVAs) to assess the impact the built environment is having on crime and ASB in the area. This forms part of the problem-solving approach that frontline officers and staff use in tackling identified issues. EVAs can look at a wide range of interventions within the built environment.
As part of the Secured by Design Scheme, DOCOs also work in partnership with architects, developers, local authority planners, local authority regeneration teams and housing providers to offer advice on the built environment, which includes public spaces.
In the last 2 years MPS DOCOs have conducted 476 EVAs. This figure is specific to DOCOs – neighbourhood and emergency response officers will also offer advice, when appropriate, during the course of their duties.

Transport for London (TfL) Poster Campaign

Onkar Sahota: How successful has the campaign been against unwanted behaviours, including staring, that was launched nationwide last year by the Rail Delivery Group and British Transport Police and, more recently, by Transport for London (TfL) itself?

The Mayor: Recent Crimestoppers results from the British Transport Police have shown that reporting, on average, has remained at a higher level than before the campaign launch. Notably, Transport for London (TfL) has seen spikes in reporting in August (which was the national launch of the campaign) and also in October (which was TfL’s launch of the campaign).
Half of all reports also resulted in follow up action, with 35 per cent of the total reports resulting in a suspect being questioned or arrested. The Rail Delivery Group conducted pre-campaign and post-campaign testing. This identified that the campaign was shown to increase awareness and understanding of what constitutes sexual harassment, as well as an increase in perception that all the unwanted sexual behaviours identified in the campaign are important to tackle and that rail companies are taking it seriously.
TfL has also seen an increase in the percentage of public transport users who claim they would consider reporting unwanted sexual behaviour if it happened to them.

Metropolitan Police Service officers strip-searching children

Sem Moema: What recent steps have you taken to hold Metropolitan Police Service officers to account on the strip-search of a 15-year-old girl of mixed white and black ethnicity, who tried to kill herself following the incident? Given the recent serious safeguarding case of Child Q, what representations will you make to Metropolitan Police Service officers following this incident?

The Mayor: It is shocking and deeply disturbing that so many cases of children being strip searched by the police have been referred to the IOPC.
I am extremely concerned by these cases and have asked the Met Police to conduct a review of all strip searches of children to ensure lessons are learnt. A series of policy changes regarding strip searches of children are also being implemented by the Met as a matter of urgency to avoid any repeat of these incidents, and a crucial first step for the next Commissioner will be to start rebuilding trust and credibility with our communities.
It is entirely the right that these cases have now been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) and I will be following the outcomes closely. I have also brought these cases to the attention of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary.
I am fully committed to holding the Met to account on implementing any recommendations from the IOPC investigations and delivering the changes and improvements to the Met that Londoners need to see.

Cost of Evicting Protesters from Russian Oligarch’s Mansion

Caroline Pidgeon: Recent Freedom of Information data has shown that the Met sent 173 police officers and spent more than £81,000 evicting four protesters from Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska’s mansion in March 2022. Do you support this excessive use of resources and have you raised any concerns over this directly with the Met’s senior leadership?

The Mayor: I made it clear at the time that I was concerned that the response by the police was not proportionate to the protest. The response to this incident was an operational decision taken by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), who have subsequently advised that officers were initially responding to reports of a break-in at a residential property and did not know whether it was occupied. Once the nature of the incident was established officers had a duty to remain on site to ensure the safety of those involved and deal with any offences.
A significant number of officers were required due to the size of the property, the need to establish cordons in the vicinity and the need to deploy specialist officers trained in working at height. Officers who were already on duty for another event were redeployed to this incident to assist local officers. They, in turn, were relieved by colleagues after a certain amount of time.
The figure for the number of officers involved reflects the total resources used over the full duration of the incident, not the number deployed at any one time. The incident was ultimately resolved safely, in a timely manner and without excessive disruption to the wider public.

Prevent referrals to the Met

Unmesh Desai: In the answer to question 2021/3422 you stated that since 2015 there have been 10 Prevent referrals related to “Incel” extremism. Please advise how many of these cases were discussed at a Channel panel and adopted as a Channel Case.

The Mayor: The MPS have stated they will not provide this data as there is the risk of individuals being identified when publishing details of very low case numbers.

Radicalisation in Prisons (3)

Unmesh Desai: In terms of wider justice devolution, what progress has been made since MOPAC signed the memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Justice in 2018?

The Mayor: The first MoU set out agreed steps of working toward justice devolution in London and considerable progress has been made on these, including: devolving the budget for the pre-trial element of the court-based witness service to London; trialling the devolution of sexual violence funding to London, which is now embedded across the country; the expansion of GPS tagging pilots to those on release from custody for knife crime and DA offences; and supporting co-design of probation arrangement in London. An example of the co-design of the probation arrangements is being demonstrated through the new female offender service which is being commissioned for the whole of London through co-commissioning arrangements between probation, HMPPS, MOPAC and NHS.
I did work towards a second MoU with the MoJ but unfortunately this was unsigned as in my view did not go far enough to enable the fuller devolution that London requires. Even though my office has made considerable progress in delivering joint work and positive outcomes including the development of the ground-breaking young adults transitions hub.
Justice devolution remains a priority area for London and I will continue to push for greater powers and budgets in my response to the Government’s policy set out in the Levelling Up White Paper published on 2nd February 2022.

Bus Routes in Hackney, Islington, and Waltham Forest

Sem Moema: What representations have you made to TfL services to help protect vital bus routes throughout and near Hackney, Islington, and Waltham Forest such as bus routes 4, 21, 349, 254, ,259, 279, 242, 15, 135, 56, 236, 476, 205, 214, 26, 43, 47 and 19.

The Mayor: With the exception of route 21 and 236, Transport for London (TfL) continues to consult on the routes listed in the question. Three of the routes are proposed to be withdrawn (routes 4, 242 and 349). Another 14 are proposed for partial rerouting (routes 19, 21, 26, 43, 47, 56, 135, 205, 214, 236, 254, 259, 279, 476), which would cover those routes proposed for withdrawal and ensure all corridors continue to receive enough buses to meet demand. Route 21 and 236 formed part of an earlier consultation, which closed in January and a consultation report was published in March.
TfL relies on customer fares for the majority of its income. This means the effect of the pandemic on its finances has been devastating, with government funding required to keep public transport in London operating. The Government set a number of conditions before it would provide emergency funding, including requiring TfL to produce a plan to set out how it would achieve significant financial savings. This plan included reducing the extent of the bus network.
TfL has developed its proposals to reduce the size of the bus network in a way that aims to minimise adverse customer impacts and retain sufficient capacity to meet demand on the corridors these routes serve.
More information on the proposals affecting these routes can be found within the two following two consultations:

TfL’s Decision to create the Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Directorate in 2019 (1)

Keith Prince: In your response to 2022/0790, you stated "All applications will be assessed on merit and in line with skills required” and “following internal advertisement/invitation to apply, the current Chief Safety Officer was the sole applicant for the role”.

On what date and in what publications was the internal advertisement/invitation to apply posted? Please provide me with a copy of the internal advertisement/invitation.

The Mayor: Two Directors at Transport for London, who were displaced, were given the opportunity on a closed listed basis to apply forthe position of Director of Safety Health and Environment. This information was verbally communicated to the candidates on 28th May 2019 and then on the 30th & 31st May the Director of Diversity, Inclusion & Talent invited them to apply and confirmed that they would be assessed against the information that they had provided – they had been asked to apply by setting out how their skills, knowledge and experience met the requirements of the role having regard to the details set out in the job description. There was a two-stage assessment by interview panels this was undertaken 4th & 9th July 2019.

TfL’s Decision to create the Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Directorate in 2019 (2)

Keith Prince: Please provide me with the documentation I requested in question 2022/1638.

The Mayor: Please see my response to Mayor’s Question 2022/1638.

Strip search data (4)

Caroline Russell: Thank you for your response and police data in answer to my question 2022/0501. Could you break the provided data down by borough?

The Mayor: The MPS have advised that a borough breakdown is not possible for the information referred. Providing gender, ethnicity, age and borough would result in low numbers that raises the risk of individuals being identified.

Details on 23 People Seriously Injured in Bus or Coach Safety Incidents during the period 01 April 2021 to 26 June 2021

Keith Prince: In your response to question 2022/1221, when I pointed out that TfL provided 3 completely different numbers for ‘People Seriously Injured in Bus or Coach Safety Incidents during the period 1 April 2021 to 26 June 2021’ you stated “The three data points you are quoting (23, 27 and 43) are all correct based on the information known by Transport for London (TfL) at the time of publication.”

Do you agree that TfL publishing 3 different numbers for the same measure of safety performance over the same time period is both (a) unacceptable and (b) undermines public trust in TfL data? How does TfL’s, in my view, dubious behaviour on Safety Data Reporting conform to the principles of your Vision Zero programme?

The Mayor: As I stated in my previous response (to Mayor’s Question 2022/1221) Transport for London (TfL) uses multiple safety performance indicators and shares these publicly as they give greater insight and transparency on passenger safety. By using data from bus operators and the police and updating them as new information is made available, it can ensure that the majority of incidents are captured. These are all measures that help TfL track safety performance towards Vision Zero. To avoid confusion TfL is clear on its data sources in its publications and responses.

Strip search data (2)

Caroline Russell: Thank you for your response and police data in answer to my question 2022/0501. Could you also detail the outcomes of the strip searches in the data you provided?

The Mayor: The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) have provided the information as attached to this response.
This includes information on More Thorough Searches (and the subset of these where intimate parts were exposed) under stop and search legislation, along with strip searches in police custody.
Please ensure that the notes page is read in conjunction with the information to aid in interpretation.
The MPS advises that there are fewer stop & search subjects with unknown age in this updated report (compared to previous data supplied under MQs 2022/0501 and 2022/0528). This is due to the MPS rectifying a previous issue where subject age was not always calculating where a date of birth was recorded.

The Mayor: 1322 Strip search data .xlsx

Royal Victoria Station crime

Keith Prince: For each financial year of 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 how many crimes were committed at Royal Victoria Station broken down by minor crime type per 10,000 passengers?

The Mayor: The attached spreadsheet shows the number of offences at Royal Victoria DLR Station for the requested years.

TfL Safety and Citizenship Scheme

Krupesh Hirani: At my recent meeting with Brent Mencap Disability Rights and Politics Group, we discussed the need for travel training for disabled Londoners.
How many presentations has the TfL Safety and Citizenship Scheme delivered at Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) schools so far?

The Mayor: Transport for London’s Safety and Citizenship Scheme delivered presentations at 37 Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) schools.
Please see my answer to MQ2022/2035.

Disability hate crime and sexual violence on the transport system (1)

Caroline Russell: How are you and the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) working with Transport for London (TfL) and other organisations, such as the British Transport Police (BTP), to reduce hate crime and sexual violence against disabled people using public transport in London?

The Mayor: Transport for London (TfL) and its policing partners recognise that some groups are disproportionately affected by hate crime and sexual harassment on public transport and that this can increase risk, fear of crime and impact on confidence to travel. TfL also know that most disability hate crimes and sexual offences go unreported and is working with its policing partners to address this.
TfL and its transport policing partners have a programme of activity underway, which builds on measures already in place, such as an extensive CCTV network and a clean, well maintained and managed transport environment.
The key activities include:
My Office of Policing and Crime has established a new Hate Crime Stakeholder Reference Group. This group will ensure the voices of all those targeted by hate crime, including disabled Londoners, is heard by the statutory partners with a responsibility to respond to hate crime, and that the actions MOPAC undertakes will deliver the right outcomes.
Please also see my response to Mayor’s Question 2022/1856.

Vision Zero and Londoners with Learning Disabilities

Krupesh Hirani: At my recent meeting with Brent Mencap Disability Rights and Politics Group, we discussed the issue of road safety.
How is Transport for London’s Vision Zero campaign engaging with Londoners with learning disabilities?

The Mayor: Vision Zero is a commitment to safe travel for all Londoners, recognising that safety is key to enabling everyone to travel in the ways that suit their own personal needs and that contribute to a healthy, sustainable and inclusive city. As part of this, Transport for London (TfL) is committed to engaging with Londoners with learning disabilities.
TfL has a well-established ‘Valuing People Group’ for people with learning disabilities. The group is regularly engaged on different TfL projects and campaigns, including Vision Zero, to provide their insights and experiences, helping TfL to consider wider needs for implementation of projects and programmes.
As part of the Vision Zero campaign, TfL delivers a targeted ‘Safety and Citizenship’ programme aimed at year 6 pupils in primary schools across London, providing vital road safety skills as pupils transition to new Secondary Schools. Every Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND) school in all of the London boroughs is offered the programme, which comprises of in-school presentations and the Junior Citizenship Schemes (an off-site course). This academic year, the programme is engaging with 37 SEND schools. (Please see also Mayor’s Question 2022/2039).

Stop and search

Susan Hall: If the Met conduct a stop and search, use force and make an arrest, how many forms will need completing? How long does it take to complete each form? Can you provide these forms? (This includes digital forms)

The Mayor: Transparency and accountability are central to maintaining public trust and confidence. It is important that officers are accountable for their actions and that their decision-making is properly documented in line with legislation and Authorised Professional Practice set by the College of Policing.
Every situation is different with some encounters requiring additional paperwork, such as a safeguarding referral. Officers are required to complete a 5090/ E5090 record after a stop and search has taken place, a copy of which will be given to the individual. The time for completion is dependent on the specific circumstances; on average it will take an officer 12 minutes.
Should force be used, which includes applying handcuffs, then a use of force form is completed. Depending on the circumstances this will take approximately 3-5 minutes.
The relevant forms are attached.
If the individual is arrested, then officers are obliged to record the reasons and justification for the arrest by completing a statement within an Evidence and Actions Book. It is estimated that a standard arrest involving minimum use of force would take 60-90 minutes.
The completion of each of these forms is a national requirement.

The Mayor: 2229_Stop and Search_5090.pdf


  2229_Stop and Search_5090a.pdf


  2229_Stop and Search_Use of force form.docx

Privacy impacts of Project Alpha (1)

Caroline Russell: The Data Protection Impact Assessment for Project Alpha shows that the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) will profile children on a large scale. These documents were later said to have been filled out incorrectly by the MPS. What is the nature and scale of Project Alpha, and why were forms such as the Data Protection Impact Assessment completed incorrectly?

The Mayor: Project Alpha addresses online threat/risks linked to serious violence across London. One key strand is referring harmful online content to social media platforms requesting they remove it.
Between Jan-Mar 2022 Alpha made 383 referrals; 98% were removed by social media companies who agreed content breached their community guidelines.
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) have confirmed that Project Alpha does not profile on a large scale and that the error in the original DPIA has been amended, so that it now presents an accurate reflection of the work.